“WITHOUT STRUCTURE THERE CAN BE NO SUCCESS”

BILL FURNISS, BRITISH SWIMMING HEAD COACH

HAVING A CLEAR STRUCTURE ALLOWS SWIMMERS AND PARENTS TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD

OUR AIM: IS TO CREATE A CLEAR PATHWAY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL SWIMMERS OF ALL ABILITIES, WHICH IS SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND FOR SWIMMERS AND PARENTS ALIKE

Squad Structure

Academy => Bronze, Silver Gold

Performance => Performance Junior, Performance, Performance Elite

Masters

Click on the link below for more information on each squad

Time table

2024 Pool Timetable
Lane 6 Lane 5 Lane 4 Lane 3 Lane 2 Lane 1
Mon 6-7pm Bronze Silver Gold
Mon 7-8pm Performance Junior Performance Performance Elite
Mon 8-9pm
Wed 6.15-7.15pm Masters Gold
Wed 7.15-8.15pm Performance Junior Performance Performance Elite
Wed 8.15-9.15pm
Fri 6:30-7:30am Performance Elite Masters
Fri 7-8pm Bronze Gold Silver
Fri 8-9.30pm Performance Performance Junior Performance Elite
Sun 7.45-8.45am Masters Gold Silver
Sun 8.50-9.50am Performance Junior Performance Performance Elite
2024 Land Training Timetable
Tuesday 8-9pm Performance Elite
Tuesday 8-9pm Masters
Sunday 8-8.45am Performance Elite

Moving from Silver to Gold squad

The technical and training skills a swimmer must demonstrate in order to move squads are explained in the squad description. Swimmers also need to complete a 4 x (split 4 x1 individual medley) test set in an average time of 2:50–3:05, with a fastest time at the lower end of this scale. They will also normally be able to average a front-crawl start-to-15 metres time of below 11.5 seconds. 

Moving from Academy to Performance squads

The technical and training skills a swimmer must demonstrate in order to move squads are explained in the squad description. Swimmers also need to complete a 4 x (split 4 x1 individual medley) test set in an average time of 2:30–2:45, with a fastest time at the lower end of this scale. They will also normally be able to average a front-crawl start-to-15 metres time of below 10 seconds.